Bed.



No. 70mm.

Patented May 27, |902. R. A. BENNETT.

BED.

(Application filed Aug. S, 1901.)

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No. 70|,I3L Patented May 27, |902.

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BED.

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UNirE STATEs PATENT.. OFFICE.

ROBERT A. BENNETT, OF RIVERDALE, MARYLAND.

BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,131, datedA May 27, 1902.

Application led August 851901. Serial No. 71,360. (No model.) l

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Be it known that I, ROBERT A. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, residin g at Riverdale, in the county of Prince George and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to beds, the object in view being to provide a light, compact, and portable bed capable of being manufactured either in size to suit adults or children and especially adapted forvhome and camp life.

One object of the invention is to provide a supporting-frame made up of a series of members which are adapted to be readily and quickly taken apart without theuse of tools' in order that the bed as a whole `may beA packed for storage or transportation. All parts of the bed are also accessible and in plain View, thus adding materially to the cleanliness and healthfulness of the structure.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination,aud arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of a bed constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken about centrally of the bed. Fig. d is a bottom plan view of the bed. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of one corner of the bed, showing different methods of associating the arched canopy-supports with the base-frame. Fig. 8 is a detail cross-section. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective View of one of the canopy-supports, illustrating the terminal eyes or loops thereof.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the views.

The bed contemplated in this invention comprises, essentially, abase-frame which is composed of longitudinal or side bars Al, connected by end cross-bars 2 and also connected and braced intermediate their ends by means of one or more intermediate cross-bars 3. All of the cross-bars 2 and 3 are provided with openings 4, through which the side bars 1 pass, the openings in the intermediate bar or bars being preferably in the form of open notches or slots, as shown in Fig. 3.

Extending upward through each side bar 1 is a plurality of spring supporting-arms 5,each consisting, preferably, of a suitable length of spring wire or rod having one end coiled one or more times around the adjacent side bar 1, with the terminal thereof bent at an angle and inserted into or through an opening in such side bar, as shown at 6 in Fig. 3, thereby holding the springarn1 at a certain inclination for giving the proper yielding support to the bed-bottom, hereinafter referredto. Eachofthespringsupporting-arms 5 extends upward and inclines outward, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is provided at a suitable point with a loop or eye 7. Stringer-rods 8 extend through the eyes 7 of each set of spring supporting-arms at each side of' the bed, as shown in Fig. 1, said Stringer-rods being held in place by providing the extremities thereof with loops 9, which areY linked into the loops 7 of the terminal arms 5. Supported between the Stringer-rods 8 is the bed-bottom 10, which may consist of any suitable fabric, but which is preferably composed of open-mesh fabric,in order to give the proper ventilation to render thebed sanitary. The

vbed-bottom 10 is preferably hemmed, while side rods 11 are inserted through the side or longitudinal hems of the cover, as shown in detail in Fig. 6, and these side rods 11 are con-y nected with the Stringer-rods by series of links 12, the inner ends of which are formed with open hooks 13, whereby they may be disas sociated from the side rods 1l for the purpose of detaching the bed-bottom 10 in order that the latter'may be cleansed. The side rods 11 are provided with terminal eyes 14, which receive the-innerV hooked ends of the terminal links 12.

The spring-ar1ns 5 are extended upward beyond the loops or eyes 7 to form extensions 15, which terminate at their upper ends in loops or eyes 16 for the reception of guard or fender rails 17. These rails extend through all of the eyes or loops 16 and are themselves provided with terminal eyes 1S, which inter- IOO lock with the terminal eyes of the springsupporting-arms, 5 at the ends ,or corners of the bed.

At the head and foot of the bed I provide arched canopy-supports 19, the same extending a suitable distance above the bed-bottom,

10 to support a mosquito-bar or canopy,while the extremities of said supports are inserted through vertical openings formed either in the side bars 1 or in the end cross-bars 2, both methods of combining the supports 19 with the base-frame being illustrated in detail in `Figs. 6 and 7. The canopy-supports 19 also constitute'means for locking the end crossbars in place'on the side bars, this being accomplished by inserting the ends of the supports 19 through the openings in the side bars 1 outside of the end cross-bars, the latter being thereby confined between the canopysupports 19 and that portion of the adjacent spring supporting-arm which is coiled around the side bar 1. Where the extremities of the supports 19 are inserted in the openings in the end cross-bars, Cotter-pins 20 are inserted through the openings in the side bars outside of the end bars to prevent the escape of the latter. The intermediate cross-bar 3 has its extremities held in place between the coiled portions of the adjacent spring-arms and cot- /ter-pins 20, inserted through oppositely-located openings in the side bars. Additional openings 21 are formed in the side bars for the reception of the Cotter-pins when the latter are not used for the purpose of fastening the cross-bars.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the bed-bottom is yieldingly supported, and thus adapted to give under the weight of the occupant, making the bed comfortable in use. When the bed is not in use, it may be easily taken apart without any tools and packed away in small space either flat or in pieces. A bed of small size for the use of children may be held on the mothers lap, placed on chairs, or supported upon an ordinary bed or on the floor. The device as a whole is sanitary, all parts of the bed being easily accessible for the purpose of cleaning. The bed is especially designed for home and camp life, possessing all of the advantages of lightness, compactness, and portability. The bed-bottom is light, cool, strong, easily and quickly changed and kept clean,and the frame of the bed when taken apart may be compactly stored in a trunk or carried in the hand when traveling.

Each of the canopy-supports is composed of two quadrant-shaped sections, the upper ends of which are overlapped and provided with terminal eyes or loops 19', each loop receiving the body portion of the other section of the support, and thereby enabling the two sections to be slid one upon the other for economizing in space.

It will of course be understood that the bed may be manufactured in various sizes to suit requirements, and therefore thebed is susceptible ofyarious changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction, which may accordingly be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacriiicing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is Y 1. A bed comprising a base-frame including side bars, series of spring supportingarms extending upward from the side bars and having an interlocking connection therewith, eyes or loops formed intermediate the ends of said spring-arms, whereby the free ends of said spring-arms form guards stringerrods extending through the eyes or loops on the spring-arms, a bed-bottom havingattached side rods, and connections between the side rods and Stringer-rods.

2. A bed comprising a base-frame including side bars, spring supporting-arms extending upward and inclining outward from the side bars and having an interlocked connection therewith, eyes or loops formed intermediate the ends of said spring-arms, whereby the free ends of said spring-arms form guards, Stringer-rods extending through the eyes on the spring-arms and having terminal eyes which interlock with the eyes or loops of the spring-arms, a flexible bed-bottom, side rods connected therewith, and' links interposed between said side rods and the Stringer-rods.

3. A bed comprising a base-frame including side bars, series of spring supportingarms extending upward and inclined outward therefrom and having an interlocked connection therewith, Stringer-rods connected to the spring-arms, spring-arm extensions projecting above the Stringer-rods and provided with terminal eyes, guard or fender rods inserted through said terminal eyes, a iiexible bedbottom, side rods connected therewith, and links connecting the side rods and stringerrods at intervals. I

1l. A collapsible or knockdown bed embodying a base-frame consisting of side bars and cross-bars, spring-arms having an interlocked connection with the side bars and extending upward therefrom, stringer-rods associated with said spring-arms, a bed-bottom stretched and suspended between the stringerrods, and arched canopy-supports located at opposite ends of the bed and having their extremities inserted in openings in the baseframe, the canopy-supports also serving as means for preventing displacement of the cross-bars relatively to the side bars of the base-frame.

5. A collapsible or knockdown bed embodying a base-frame comprising side bars and cross-bars, spring supporting-arms having an interlocked connection with the side bars and bent to encircle said side bars, stringer-rods inserted through eyes or loops IOO IIO

on the spring-arms, a flexible bed-bottom sus- In testimony whereof I afx my signature pended between the stringerrods,and arched in presence of two Witnesses. canopy-supports havin# their extremities in- A serted into openings ibn the side bars, the ROBERT A BENNETT' 5 cross-bars being confined between the oanopy- Witnesses:

supports and the portions of the spring-arms GEO. E. FREOH,

which encircle the side bars. STEPHEN A. BROOKS. 

